Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.209.28 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 6.1.209.28

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धनहीनं नरं त्यक्त्वा कुलीनमपि चोत्तमम् ।
गच्छति स्वजनोऽन्यत्र शुष्कं वृक्षमिवांडजाः ॥ २८ ॥

dhanahīnaṃ naraṃ tyaktvā kulīnamapi cottamam |
gacchati svajano'nyatra śuṣkaṃ vṛkṣamivāṃḍajāḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.209.28 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.1.209.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanahina, Nara, Kulina, Api, Uttamam, Uttama, Gacchat, Svajana, Anyatra, Shushka, Vriksha, Iva, Andaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.209.28). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “dhanahīnaṃ naraṃ tyaktvā kulīnamapi cottamam ”
dhanahīnam -
dhanahīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhanahīna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dhanahīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
kulīnam -
kulīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kulīna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kulīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
co -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “gacchati svajano'nyatra śuṣkaṃ vṛkṣamivāṃḍajāḥ ”
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
svajano' -
svajana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anyatra -
anyatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śuṣkam -
śuṣka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śuṣka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śuṣkā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]

√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
vṛkṣam -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aṇḍajāḥ -
aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]